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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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LEAD PEROXIDE APPARATUS Louvred boxes sited at Ravenscourt Park and Livingstone School.
| Month | Mg. of S.O.3 per day per 100 sq. c.c. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ravenscourt Park | Livingstone School[/##] | |
| January | 3.3 | |
| February | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| March | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Apri1 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| May | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| June | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| July | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| August | 0.8 | |
| September | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| October | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| November | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| December | 2.7 | 4.5 |
* No figures available.
The two other stations for measuring the concentration of smoke
and Sulphur Dioxide dally at the Council's Depot in Hythe Road and
at Wstcott Lodge in the South of the Borough on the river front in a
residential area continued to function throughout the year.
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